1990. 1985. Jackie Joyner-Kersee married her track coach, Bob Kersee, in 1986. Wins first of four consecutive national junior pentathlon championships. Competes in Olympic, wins silver medals. 1975. Born in East St. Louis, Illinois. Jacqueline Joyner was born on March 3, 1962, in East St. Louis, Illinois; she was named after Jacqueline Kennedy. She is on the Board of Directors for USA Track & Field (USATF), the national governing body of the sport. The daughter of teenage parents, she endured financial hardship while growing up, … Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Menu. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in those two events at four different Olympic Games. 1980-84. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, in full Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee, née Jacqueline Joyner, (born March 3, 1962, East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.), American athlete who was considered by many to be the greatest female athlete ever. Energetic and active from a … 1984 Jackie Joyner-Kersee attends her first Olympic games. 1974. 1995. 1962. 1997: Announces creation of the Joyner-Kersee Boys & Girls Club 1998: Announces retirement from competition, but it wasn't offical 2000: Doesn't qualify for U.S. … Timeline created by jls2617. Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is an American retired track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the heptathlon as well as long jump. Joyner-Kersee was born on March 3, 1962, in East St. Louis, Illinois. 1985. In the same year, Jesse Jackson becomes the second African American to make a bid for the presidency of the United States. She was the first participant to score more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon. 1980. In Personal.

Sports Illustrated for Women magazine voted Joyner-Kersee the Greatest Female Athlete of All-Time. Childhood & Early Life. After the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, she left track to play professional basketball for the Richmond Rage. Attends University of California-Los Angeles. 1984.